EXTENSION
ACTIVITIES:
1)
Statistical wing- There
is a s small statistical wing with the district Fishery Department. Main
activities of this wing is to collect different types of data starting
from resource , production to marketing which enable the Department to
prepare plan for developmental activities.
2)
Fishery training - Major importance has been given on training part of
fish farmers as to provide technical guidance. F.F.D.A. farmers as well as
intending pisciculturists are
provided fishery training to equip then with basic technical know how of
“Scientific Pisciculture “. There are different types of training
programme such as 1) Grass root level training programme
2) Ten days
training for F.F.D.A. fish farmers (Block level)
3) Twenty days
district level training programme .
4) Three months
State level training programme.
Besides, 3
months certificate course on Fishery is being conducted in the district in
collaboration with the Netaji Subhas Open University. Trainees under
different training programme are provided stipends where as students under
certificate course have to pay course fees.
3)
Water and Soil testing laboratory:-
Only training is not sufficient for increasing productivity. A
farmer should know the quality of water and soil of his pond by which is
can apply fertilizer and manure in correct doze to avoid misuse. For which
a district level laboratory has set up to facilitate fish farmers. Fish
farmers A P L group have to pay a nominal charge for testing whereas a
fish farmers from BPL can avail these facilities free.
4)
Awareness Programme :-
More importance is given on awareness among the fish farmers and
fishermen regarding eco-friendly culture system to get sustainable yield
without affecting the environment. Emphasis is given on conservation,
Reclamation & utilization of resources by which a sustainable
production is possible. For that 16th June and 10th
July have been earmarked as Wet land day and fish farmers respectively and
the days are celebrated every year. Besides, Block level fish farmers day,
awareness camp and workshops are conducted to grow awareness among the
fish farmers and fishermen.
5)
Setting up of Demonstration Centre :-
To introduce new culture system, the department provides facility
for setting up Demonstration Centre, liked D.C. on composite fish culture,
D.C. on Air Breathing fish culture etc. in the district as a part of
extension service and to disseminate new technology .
CITIZEN
CENTRIC ACTIVITIES :
1)Inland
Fisheries Act :- To
protect & proper utilization of water bodies(main fishery resource)
Inland Fisheries Act have been formulated by the Govt. of West Bengal in the year 1984 which are been amended time
to time . Main objectives of the acts are :-
a)
Water body above five kathas can not be filled in any way- laid down in
the section 17(a).
There is provision for punishment
up to imprisonment and or fine for the breach of Act.
b)No
water body can be left idle/ un-utilised for
aquaculture which is laid down in the section 8(a).In such cases
the water bodies can be possessed by the fisheries department and are
settled with the Fish Production Groups/Self Help Groups/ Fishery Co-
operatives for management.
2)
Fisherman Identity Card :- There is provision to issue fisherman
identity cards to fish farmers and fishermen which are essential for them
for various purposes such as for getting loan, insurance, old age pension
etc. moreover, as identity of fisherman to avoid different hazards while
they fish at international border areas.
3)Old-age pension :- Under the scheme the fisherman aged above 60
years unable
to work are provided Rs. 300/ per month. Selection of pensioners is made
by the
Panchayet authorities.
4)Fisherman
insurance scheme:- There is a provision of insurance scheme to the
poor distressed fisherman for providing economic support in case of
accident. In case of death insurance coverage is of Rs.50,000/ where as
Rs. 25,000/ incase of physical
disabled persons.
5)Distribution
of minikit:- Minikit
in the form of flood minikit comprising fish seed and lime for fish
farmers and net and handies for fishermen are distributed to the
beneficiaries of flood affected areas. Selection
of beneficiaries made by the panchayet
bodies.
6)Economic
upliftment of Tribal
people:- Government has given more importance on the upliftment
of tribal people. Naturally, Fisheries Department provides Fishery inputs
like fish seed, lime, fisheries to the tribal fish farmers for fish
culture and fishery requisits
like net, handies to the tribal beneficiaries for fish catching free of cost. Also, the tribal people are encouraged to take up
integrated fish farming like
piggery cum fishery with full financial assistance from the Govt.
7)Social
fishery:- Promotion of pisciculture in community/
institutional/organizational tanks are taken under social fishery
scheme(Fully subsidized) which are managed by un-employed youth/Fish
Production Group for their income generation in rural areas. Beneficiaries
are selected by the Panchayet
bodies.
8)Infrastructural
development scheme:-.
Not only to produce fish, but also there is scope for development of
infrastructural facilities by which Fishermen can uplift their social and
economic status as well as easy marketing system. Different projects are
taken up under this schemes such as :-
a)Construction
of huts for poor homeless fishermen .under model village scheme.
b)
construction of link road to facilitate marketing system.
c)
construction of community hall at fisherman concentrated areas.
d)
sinking of tube wells to
provide safe drinking water.
e) construction
of flood shelter at flood prone areas.
DEVELOPMENTAL
ACTIVITIES:
1.
Inland fishery
Project (FFDA) :- Fish
Farmers Development Agency under Inland Fisheries Project has been set up
in each district with the aim to bring all the derelict ,semi derelict and
culturable water bodies under this project to increase fish production to
meet fish protein demand by providing technical and financial support to
the fish farmers for
scientific culture in the way of group training ,technical guidance and
bank loan clubbed with Govt. subsidy respectively. Birbhum FFDA is
functioning since 1980 in all 19 Blocks. There are different bankable
schemes under FFDA which are
8711 ha. Of water areas have been covered so far under FFDA where 11911 of
fish farmers have been trained and 14848 nos. benefited.
Schemes under
FFDA
1 Renovation pond upto0.3m
and pisciculture
2 Renovation pond upto
0.6m and pisciculture(0.6m)
3 Renovation pond upto1m
and pisciculture(1m)
4 Carp culture with prawn
in culturable pond
5 Excavation of pond upto
2.5m and culture of carps with prawn
6 Fish culture with
diesel pump.
2.
Short term credit
Recently short term credit (without subsidy) and Kishan
Credit Card have been introduced in fishery like Agriculture where
FFDA farmers already repaid their loan and oral lease may also avail of
the credit facility. Short term Credit:- With this credit facility a fish
farmer can yet working capital loan which is re-payable after 3,6 or 12
months 3 nos. of schemes are
running under this credit facility which are
1)Nursery
management – repay after 3 months
2)Rearing
managemernt- repay after 6 months
3)Production of
table fish- repay after 1 year
158
ha. of water areas have been brought under STC in 2004-2005 where 190 nos.
of fish farmers have been benefited. Emphasis has been given to bring more
water areas under this STC programme.
3.
R.S.V.Y-
In our district out of 19 Blocks, 218 nos Backward villages under
18 blocks have been identified for Rastriya Sama Vikas Yojana Programme (R.S.V.Y)
, of which 10 Blocks are covered whole and 8 Blocks are covered
partly under this programme. This
programme is sponsored by Central Government to mitigate poverty
elimination, up-liftment of the
socio-economic status of people, who live below poverty level..It’s a
joint venture of Panchayet functionaries,Govt.Deptt.&Financing
Banks.For successful implementation of the programme . The schemes under
RSVY as follows-
·
Renovation of Khas tanks
·
Setting up of Fish
seed hatchery
·
Setting up of fish feed plant
·
Nursery pond management.
·
Rearing pond management
·
Transportation of fish seed
·
Production of table fish through Composite fish culture in
culturable tanks.
·
Demonstration Centre of poly culture of prawn with carp
·
Poly culture of prawn with carp
·
Tank fishery development and fish culture.
·
Air- breathing fish culture with catla& silver carp in seasonal
water bodies.
·
Integrated pisciculture with ducks
·
Integrated pisciculture with poultry birds
·
Fishing craft.
·
Fishing gear
·
Table fish vendering.
·
Demonstration Centre
on ornamental fish culture
For taking up development activities man power, those who will take
up these activities, are to develop. For that ,
Fishery Co-operative Society & groups have been formed, which are
4).
Fishery Co-operative Society:
Three tier co–operative system exits in the state. But in our
district one district level Central Fisherman Co-operative Society and a number of
Primary co-operative societies are
functioning for enhancement of fish production with the aim to uplift
socio- economic condition of the fisherman
5)Fish
production group and Selp Help Group:
The concept of group formation in our department has come since
1981and has been notified with the inland fisheries act. Still the FPG are
formed in different block areas for promotion of pisciculture
.Besides, in the recent years SHG concept has come up. SHG are being
formed in all the panchayet samities and khas tanks are being settled with
them for pisciculture.
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